WORLD’S TOP NATIONS AT IABA TRAINING CAMP

 

 

 

Central Asian powerhouses Kazakhstan join Team Ireland and India in training camp at the Irish Institute of Sport in Abbotstown, Dublin tomorrow.

Great Britain are scheduled to arrive Saturday and Germany next Tuesday.

Sofya Ochigava, an Olympic silver medallist for Russia and two-weight AIBA World Elite champion at flyweight and bantamweight, is also taking in the Abbotstown training camp specifically with Katie Taylor.

Both women, who met in the 2010 Usti nad labem Grand Prix and the 2011 and 2012 European, World and Olympic finals, have been sparring since last Tuesday.

Ireland, Germany, Great Britain, India and Kazakhstan are preparing for May’s World Women’s Elite Championships and Olympic qualifier in Astana, Kazakhstan and June’s (for men) Olympic qualifier in Baku, Azerbaijan and a final World Series of Boxing versus AIBA Pro Boxing qualifier at a host city to be confirmed in late June or July.

All five nations have qualified 30 – 14.9% – of the 201 athletes for Rio 2016 so far. 286 boxers – 250 men and 36 women – compete at each Olympics.

Kazakhstan, along with Uzbekistan, leads the way with 11 qualified. Great Britain has 9 over the line, Ireland 6, Germany 3 and India 1.

The maximum amount of places a nation can earn at the Olympics Games is 13 – 10 men and 3 women.

The Olympic Games begin in Rio on August 5.

Abbotstown Training Camp and Dates
Germany: May 10th/17th (3 boxers and coaches)
Great Britain: May 7th to 13th (21 boxers and coaches)
India: May 3rd/18th (10 boxers and coaches)
Kazakhstan: May 6th/17th (10 boxers and coaches)
Sofya Ochigava: May 1st/12th
Ireland (Elite squad)

REMAINING QUALIFIERS FOR RIO 2016

World Women’s Elite Championships May 19/17 Astana, Kazakhstan

Total Olympic Places: 12
51kg (Flyweight) 4
60kg (Lightweight) 4
75kg (Middleweight) 4

World Tournament (for men) June 14/28 Baku, Azerbaijan

Total Olympic Places: 39
Light-fly: 2
Fly: 5
Bantam: 5
Lightweight: 5
Light-welter: 5
Welter: 5
Middle: 5
Light-heavy: 5
Heavy: 1
Super-heavy: 1

World Series of Boxing v AIBA Pro Boxing (dates and host city to be decided for June or July)

Total Olympic places: 26
Light-fly: 3
Fly: 3
Bantam: 3
Lightweight: 3
Light-welter: 3
Welter: 3
Middle: 3
Light-heavy: 3
Heavy: 1
Super-heavy: 1

Tripartite Commission (Invitation places)

Total Olympics places: 8 (5 for men and 3 for women)

Irish boxers qualified

Women
51kg (Flyweight) –
60kg (Lightweight –
75kg (Middleweight) –
Men
49kg (Light-flyweight) – Paddy Barnes (Holy Family)
52kg (Flyweight) – Brendan Irvine (St Paul’s)
56kg (Bantamweight) – Michael Conlan (Clonard)
60kg (Lightweight) – David Oliver Joyce (St Michael’s Athy & AIBA Pro Boxing)
64kg (Light-welterweight) –
69kg (Welterweight) – Steven Donnelly (All Saints)
75kg (Middleweight) –
81kg (Light-heavyweight) – Joe Ward (Moate & AIBA Pro Boxing)
91kg (Heavyweight) –
91+kg (Super-heavyweight) –

Boxers qualified per nation

11 – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan.
10 – China, Cuba,
9 – Britain, Morocco, Russia,
8 – Azerbaijan,
7 – Algeria, Brazil (five hosts places)
6 – France, Ireland, United States,
5 – Argentina, Italy, Turkey,
4 – Armenia, Egypt, Mongolia, Venezuela.
3 – Australia, Canada, Cameroon, Germany, Colombia, Mexico, Thailand
2 – Croatia, Lithuania, Mauritius, Namibia, Philippines, South Africa, Tunisia, Uganda,
1 – Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Holland, Honduras, Hungary, India, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Seychelles, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago, Virgin Islands.

MALE BOXERS QUALIFIED SO FAR
(Cuba has yet to ratify Andy Cruz at bantamweight)

LIGHT-FLYWEIGHT
Paddy Barnes (Ireland)
Patrick Lourengo (Brazil) (Host place)
Bin Lyu (China)
Birzhan Zhakypov (Kazakhstan)
Yoahnys Argilago (Cuba)
Vasiliy Egorov (Russia)
Yubergen Martinez (Colombia)
Nico Hernandez (USA)
Simplique Fotchala (Cameroon)
Matias Hamunyela (Namibia)
Sibusiso Bandla (South Africa)
Khasanbay Dusmatov (Uzbekistan)
Rogen Ladon (Philippines)
Gankhuyag Gan-Erdene (Mongolia)
Galal Yafai (Britain)
Artur Hovhannisyan (Armenia)
Manuel Cappai (Italy).

FLYWEIGHT
Brendan Irvine (Ireland)
Juliao Neto (Brazil) (Host place)
Yosbany Veitta (Cuba)
Jeyvier Jesus Cintron (Puerto Rico)
Misha Aloyan (Russia)
Elias Emigdion (Mexico)
Achraf Kharroubi (Morocco)
Elvin Mamishzada (Azerbaijan)
Fernando Martinez (Argentina)
Leonel de los Santos (Dominican Republic)
Mohamed Flissi (Algeria)
Sikho Nqothole (South Africa)
Ronald Serugo (Uganda)
Shahobiddin Zoirov (Uzbekistan)
Hu Jianguan (China)
Olzhas Sattibayev (Kazakhstan)
Muhammad Ali (Britain)
Narek Abgaryan (Armenia)

BANTAMWEIGHT
Michael Conlan (Ireland)
Robenilson de Jesus (Brazil) (Host place)
Vladimir Nikitin (Russia)
Andy Cruz (Cuba)
Khedafi Djelkhir (France)
Jiawei Zhang (China)
Muradzhon Akhmadaliyev (Uzbekistan)
Dmitriy Asanov (Belarus)
Shakur Stevenson (USA)
Alberto Melian (Argentina)
Bilel M’Hamdi (Tunisia)
Suntele Inkulukeko (Lesotho)
Mohamed Hamout (Morocco)
Chatchai Butdee (Thailand)
Shiva Thapa (India)
Kairat Eraliyev (Kazakhstan)
Javid Chalabiyev (Azerbaijan)
Qais Ashfaq (Britain)
Aram Avagyan (Armenia).

LIGHTWEIGHT
David Oliver Joyce (Ireland)
Lazaro Alvarez (Cuba)
Albert Selimov (Azerbaijan)
Berik Abdrakhmanov (Kazakhstan)
Adlan Abdurashidov (Russia)
Carlos Balderas (USA)
Robson Conceicao (Brazil)
Hurshid Tojibaev (Uzbekistan)
Luis Cabrera (Venezuela)
Teofimo Lopez (Honduras)
Ignacio Perrin (Argentina)
Abdel al Mahmoud (Egypt)
Reda Benbaziz (Algeria)
Andrique Allisop (Seychelles)
Dorjnyambuu Otgondalai (Mongolia)
Charlie Suarez (Philippines)
Daisuke Narimatsu (Japan)
Sofiane Oumiha (France)
Joe Cordina (Britain)

LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHT
Joedison Torres (Brazil) (Host place)
Yasnier Toledo Lopez (Cuba)
Raul Curiel Garcia (Mexico)
Abdelkader Chadi (Algeria)
Vitaly Dunaytsev (Russia)
Fazliddin Gaibnazarov (Uzbekistan)
Artem Harutyunan (Germany)
Wuttichai Masuk (Thailand)
Artur Biarslanov (Canada)
Luis Arcon (Venezuela)
Junias Jonas (Namibia)
Hamza el Barbari (Morocco)
Babou Mahaman Smaila (Cameroon)
Abylaykhan Zhusupov (Kazakhstan)
Battarsukh Chinzorig (Mongolia)
Hu Qianxun (China)
Lorenzo Sotomayor (Azerbaijan)
Evaldas Petrauskas (Lithuania)
Batuhan Gozgec (Turkey).

WELTERWEIGHT
Steven Donnelly (Ireland)
Mohammed Rabii (Morocco)
Parviz Baghirov (Azerbaijan)
Wei Liu (China)
Onur Sipal (Turkey)
Daniyar Yeleussinov (Kazakhstan)
Andrey Zamkovoy (Russia)
Rosniel Iglesias (Cuba)
Gabriel Maestre (Venezuela)
Alberto Palmeta (Argentina)
Rayton Nduku Okwiri (Kenya)
Walid Sedik Mohamed (Egypt)
Zohir Kadache (Algeria)
Shakhram Giyasov (Uzbekistan)
Sailom Ardee (Thailand)
Tuvshinbat Byamba (Mongolia)
Eimantas Stanionis (Lithuania)
Vincenzo Mangiacapre (Italy)
Vladimir Margaryan (Armenia)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Arlen Lopez (Cuba)
Jorge Luis Vivas, Colombia
Bektemir Melikuziyev (Uzbekistan)
Hossam Bakr Abdin (Egypt)
Ilyas Abbadi (Algeria)
Artem Chebotarev (Russia)
Tomasz Jablonski (Poland)
Adem Kilicci (Turkey)
Charles Conwell (USA)
Misael Rodriguez (Mexico)
Dieudonne Seyi Ntsengue (Cameroon)
Merven Clair (Mauritius)
Said Harnouf (Morocco)
Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (Kazakhstan)
Zhao Minggang (China)
Daniel Lewis (Australia)
Christian Mbilli Assomo (France)
Zoltan Harcsa (Hungary)
Anthony Fowler (Britain)

LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT
Joe Ward (Ireland)
Michel Borges (Brazil) (Host place)
Valentino Manfredonia (Italy)
Julio Cesar De La Cruz (Cuba)
Mathieu Bauderlique (France)
Ehsan Rouzbahani (Iran)
Hrvoje Sep (Croatia)
Carlos Mina (Ecuador)
Albert Ramirez (Venezuela)
Abdelhafid Benchebla (Algeria)
Abderrahmane Salah Araby (Egypt)
Kennedy Katende (Uganda)
Elshod Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Adilbek Niyazimbetov (Kazakhstan)
Erkin Adylbekuulu (Kyrgyzstan)
Joshua Buatsi (Britain)
Peter Mullenberg (Holland)
Nadir Mehmet Unal (Turkey).

HEAVYWEIGHT
Juan Nogueira (Brazil)
Vassiliy Levit (Kazakhstan)
David Graf (Germany)
Clemente Russo (Italy)
Evgeny Tishchenko (Russia)
Erislandy Savon (Cuba)
Yamil Peralta (Argentina)
James Kennedy St. Pierre (Mauritius)
Chouaib Bouloudinat (Algeria)
Hassan Chagtemi (Tunisia)
Rustam Tulaganov (Uzbekistan)
Yu Fengkai (China)
Jason Whateley (Australia)
Lawrence Okolie (Britain)
Paul Omba Biongolo (France)
Abdulkadir Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)

SUPER-HEAVYWEIGHT
Filip Hrgovic (Croatia)
Mihai Nistor (Romania)
Erik Pfeifer (Germany)
Tony Yoka (France)
Leinier Perot (Cuba)
Nigel Paul (Trinidad)
Clayton Laurent (Virgin Islands)
Ajagba Efe (Nigeria)
Mohamed Arjaoui (Morocco)
Davilson Dos Santos Morais (Cape Verde)
Ivan Dychko (Kazakhstan)
Bakhodyr Zhololov (Uzbekistan)
Hussein Eshaish Iashaish (Jordan)
Joe Joyce (Britain)
Mahammadrasul Majidov (Azerbaijan)
Ali Eren Demirezen (Turkey).

FEMALE BOXERS QUALIFIED SO FAR
FLYWEIGHT
Mandy Bujold (Canada)
Ingrid Valencia (Colombia)
Zohra Ezzahraoui (Morocco)
Ren Cancan (China)
Yodgor Mirzoyeva (Uzbekistan)
Nicola Adams (Britain)
Stanimira Petrova (Bulgaria).

LIGHTWEIGHT
Mikaela Mayer (USA)
Adriana Araujo (Brazil) (Host place)
Hasna Lachgar (Morocco)
Yin Junhua (China)
Shelley Watts (Australia)
Yana Alekseevna (Azerbaijan)
Irma Testa (Italy).

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Claressa Shields (USA)
Ariane Fortin (Canada)
Khadija Mardi (Morocco)
Li Qian (China)
Dariga Shakimova (Kazakhstan)
Anna Laurell (Sweden)
Laroslava Lakushina (Russia).